Mrs. Hattie Maynard, Reidsville, N.C.
Rating
Title
Mrs . Hattie Maynard , Reidsville , N.C .
Creator
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A.
Publisher
Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Date
[1939]
Description
Mrs . Hattie Maynard is pictured seated inside her home with her grandson and two other people . The two women are stringing tobacco bags .
Subject (tgm)
Women Children Families
Subject Topical
African Americans. Tobacco industry--United States. Home labor.
Subject Name
Stutz, Carleton. Maxfield, Peter A. Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation (Richmond, Va.)
Subject Geographic
Reidsville (N.C.) Rockingham County (N.C.)
Title Note
Title supplied by repository.
Form General
Photographs .
Report Text
MRS . HATTIE MAYNARD (colored) has 1 grandchild living with her, whose mother and father are dead . She is 66 years old and her husband is 79 . Reside at Reidsville , N.C . INCOME : They have no income except what they make by stringing bags . Food costs them about $2.50 a week . Rent is $1 a month . HOME CONDITIONS : The house is just a cabin and has 4 rooms . They only have enough land for a small garden . They own a cow and a few chickens . They have a sewing machine and an old piano . Although the house is small it is very well kept . She has been stringing bags about 35 years and makes $17.00 or $18.00 a month . This is their only income and they couldn't live without this work . Since she is so old , this work bothers her eyes a little .
Physical Description of Original
6 cm H x 11 cm W; 2-1/3" H x 4-1/3" W
Digital Collection
Tobacco Bag Stringing
Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection.
Host
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Local Identifier
VC331.76 S93s
Citation
Mrs. Hattie Maynard, Reidsville, N.C. In Tobacco Bag Stringing Operations in North Carolina and Virginia, 1939. North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
filename
VC331.76_S93s_082.tif
path
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Format
Photographic Print
Rights Holder
No Known Rights Restrictions
Resource Type
Image
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